Seahawks hiring Brian Fleury to replace Klint Kubiak as offensive coordinator: Reports

Seattle, WA — The Seattle Seahawks are turning to a familiar division rival for their next offensive architect, agreeing to hire San Francisco 49ers tight ends coach Brian Fleury as offensive coordinator, The Athletic confirmed Sunday. Fleury will replace Klint Kubiak, who departed last week to become head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.

Fleury, 39, has spent the past six seasons with the 49ers, arriving in 2019 as a defensive assistant before shifting to the offensive side of the ball in 2020. Over the last four seasons he has coached San Francisco’s tight ends while also absorbing the nuances of Kyle Shanahan’s wide-zone attack—an approach that mirrors the scheme Seattle installed under Kubiak this past season. The 49ers added “run game coordinator” to Fleury’s title in 2025, underscoring his growing influence within their offense.

Seattle’s decision comes after an exhaustive internal search. Head coach Mike Macdonald and general manager John Schneider interviewed four in-house candidates—run game coordinator Justin Outten, passing game coordinator Jake Peetz, quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko and tight ends coach Mack Brown—before pivoting to Fleury. Janocko is now expected to join Kubiak in Las Vegas as the Raiders’ offensive coordinator.

The Seahawks are betting that Fleury’s institutional knowledge of the 49ers’ system will allow the offense to pick up where Kubiak left off. Under Kubiak, Seattle finished third in the NFL in points per game and 10th in points per drive, according to TruMedia, while posting an 18th-place finish in EPA per play. A mid-season lull gave way to a late surge that saw the Seahawks average 2.72 points per drive in the playoffs—trailing only the regular-season leading Los Angeles Rams (2.78) and just ahead of the Indianapolis Colts (2.67).

Equally important, Kubiak provided the Seahawks with a clear identity after years of mid-season drift. The offense leaned heavily on under-center formations out of 12 and 21 personnel, anchored by a wide-zone rushing attack that powered running back Ken Walker III to the best stretch of his career. Walker, the reigning Super Bowl MVP, is scheduled to become a free agent in March, as is wide receiver Rashid Shaheed. The rest of Seattle’s core—quarterback, starting offensive line and primary pass-catchers—remains under contract through 2026, setting the stage for continuity if Fleury opts to retain the existing scheme.

Macdonald, a defensive-minded coach, is now on his third offensive coordinator in as many seasons. He hired Ryan Grubb from the University of Washington in 2024, dismissed him after one year, then promoted Kubiak—only to see the 36-year-old accept the Raiders’ head-coaching job. Fleury’s arrival signals Seattle’s desire to maintain schematic stability while integrating fresh voices from within the NFC West.

Fleury’s first task will be preserving the run-heavy identity that propelled the Seahawks into January football. If he succeeds, Seattle believes it can finally break the cycle of late-season offensive regression that has dogged the franchise since the latter stages of the Russell Wilson era.